5th March – London Gatwick pictures!

Those are all brilliant shots, I especially like the first one! Must have been a thrilling moment seeing that 737 coming directly at you! 🙂

Really nice photos there. Which camera are you punishing now? 😀

I used a Nikon D50 for those. Am well pleased with it to be honest 🙂

Thanks for comments everyone 😀

Tom

Nice shots there. Always good to see an aircraft I’ve been on! (CS-TNM)

Paul

Thanks for the info guys!! :D:D

Great shots there Tom!! Things can only improve 😀

Really nice photos there. Which camera are you punishing now? 😀

Excellent shots :).

Really some great weather about for photography today :).

The intention is that eventually all the 737s will be replaced with Airbus aircraft based at LGW.

1L.

However I understand that before that happens they’re going to an all 737/777 operation at Gatwick?

I don’t think so, because on a weekday of late it goes
BA2901 MAN-LGW
BA2922 LGW-ABZ
BA2923 ABZ-LGW
BA2740 LGW-GVA
BA2741 GVA-LGW
BA2912 LGW-MAN

Now that would definately exceed crew hours for a MAN based crew.

Ahh OK – though they do work tough ‘up north! 😀

That was definately my understanding as well

The aircraft aren’t based at LGW as such. They are LHR based and rotate through LGW via nightstops at MAN. The flight crew are LHR based and do tours that combine LHR and LGW work incuding nightstops at MAN, ABZ and GVA. The cabin crew are LGW based.

The intention is that eventually all the 737s will be replaced with Airbus aircraft based at LGW.

1L.

Isn’t it crewed by MAN crew and therefore based at MAN? :confused:

I don’t think so, because on a weekday of late it goes
BA2901 MAN-LGW
BA2922 LGW-ABZ
BA2923 ABZ-LGW
BA2740 LGW-GVA
BA2741 GVA-LGW
BA2912 LGW-MAN

Now that would definately exceed crew hours for a MAN based crew. I’d imagine the crew change is in between BA2923 and BA2740

Besides, loads of the BA 737s at Gatwick overnight in Europe or UK.

1 at the moment – it overnights in Manchester and mainly goes between LGW and Aberdeen, manchester and Geneva.

Isn’t it crewed by MAN crew and therefore based at MAN? :confused:

Excellent shots! 😀

BTW, do any of you know how many BA319s are now based at LGW??

I don’t think any A319’s are actually based at Gatwick as 1 comes in from Manchester in the morning, operates another service from Gatwick to *(Madrid/Aberdeen recently) return, then back to Manchester in the evening. I’m ready to be corrected on this one but I think that’s how it works.

Excellent shots! 😀

BTW, do any of you know how many BA319s are now based at LGW??

1 at the moment – it overnights in Manchester and mainly goes between LGW and Aberdeen, manchester and Geneva and Madrid. I remember it going to Nice last year on a Thursday, and it did sometimes go to Glasgow.

It all depends though on what it does during the day, as aircraft changes are probably fairly common.

Excellent shots! 😀

BTW, do any of you know how many BA319s are now based at LGW??

Weather was excellent actually, both yesterday and today, with it actually feeling like March today

Great shots! You got some good weather too. Unlike here. Its always cloudy :rolleyes:

Some great shots there – much better than yesterday’s.

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Enjoy 😀